Church News: Church announces funeral arrangements for President Russell M. Nelson
The funeral for President Russell M. Nelson, the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held in the Conference Center on Temple Square on Tuesday, Oct 7, at 12 noon MDT. It will be open to the public ages 8 and older.
A public viewing open to all ages will take place Monday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center.
President Nelson died from causes incident to age on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Salt Lake City at the age of 101. He had served as the Church’s president since his ordination and setting apart on Jan. 14, 2018.
This weekend’s 195th Semiannual General Conference will continue as scheduled. Before the conference and before the funeral, a special tribute broadcast will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1. This broadcast will feature remarks by several Church leaders and a tribute from The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, reported a news release on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
The tribute on Wednesday is closed to the public but will be available live at 10 a.m. MDT and on demand at ChurchofJesusChrist.org, YouTube, BYUtv and KSL. Available languages include Chinese Traditional, Cantonese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, ASL and English.